Vertebrate Collections
The Vertebrate collections represent a small (ca. 500 specimens) but growing collection of mostly bird and mammal study skins and wings, skeletons, and frozen whole specimens, primarily used for teaching.
Bird Strikes
Researchers in the ornithology collection at WCU study birds’ behavior in response to changing landscapes in campus architecture. This work is integral to designing buildings that coexist with birds and limit the number of bird-building collisions.
Mammal Collections
Learn more about the geographic and biological extent of our collections in an interactive story map!
Bird Species List
Click the link below to view a spreadsheet representing the entirety of our ornithological collections!
Mammal Species List
Click the link below to view a spreadsheet representing the entirety of our mammal collections!